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SAN JOSE, Calif. Shuttle bus drivers for five prominent tech companies will decide whether to unionize on Friday in a vote that has the potential to dramatically expand organized labor's territory in Silicon Valley and embolden others in the tech industry's burgeoning class of service workers to demand better working conditions. Drivers who ferry Yahoo, Apple, Genentech, eBay and Zynga workers all employed by contractor Compass Transportation will decide whether to join the Teamsters union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. Union leaders say they want to bring the drivers into the fold so they can negotiate better pay and benefits, as well as relief...

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SAN JOSE, Calif. Shuttle bus drivers for five prominent tech companies will decide whether to unionize on Friday in a vote that has the potential to dramatically expand organized labor's territory in Silicon Valley and embolden others in the tech...

CUPERTINO, Calif. As organized labor steps up its efforts in Silicon Valley, shuttle bus drivers who transport the employees of Apple, Yahoo and other tech giants will vote on whether to unionize later this month. Drivers employed by Compass...

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